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Posted on the: November 15, 2017

Avista Receives U.S. Patent Protection for Game-Changing Pedestrian Lights

Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today it has been granted U.S. patent protection for intellectual property incorporated into its game-changing Avista pedestrian light engine. Avista’s breakthrough IP66 sealed LED optical chamber prevents water intrusion, which is the No. 1 cause of light failure. In addition, Avista was designed[...]

Posted on the: November 10, 2017

Bright Lights, Beautiful City

Amerlux’s Game-Changing Avista Light Engine Helps City of Portland Decrease Energy Consumption 60%, While Preserving Vintage Streetlamps As the largest city in Oregon with more than three million residents in its metro area, Portland is home to breathtaking natural beauty, a wealth of microbreweries and coffeehouses, and a historic downtown[...]

Posted on the: November 9, 2017

9 Reasons Why Cities Choose Amerlux for Streetlighting

Light-emitting diode (LED) technology has created a great opportunity for city managers to dramatically reduce the energy bill for their municipalities. But not all lighting solutions are created equally in terms of value and performance. As a result, more cities are turning to Amerlux to help with pedestrian streetlighting. Designed[...]

Posted on the: November 9, 2017

Pedestrian Lighting: City Managers Consider 7 Factors

Thanks to the benefits of light-emitting diode (LED) technology, more than 600 cities from New York to Los Angeles are in the process of upgrading less-efficient lighting sources. LEDs provide a longer useful life, minimal maintenance, appealing color rendering and increasingly attractive price points. In short, LEDs can deliver decades[...]

Posted on the: November 9, 2017

Top Pitfalls to Avoid with Pedestrian Lighting

City managers face several challenges when selecting pedestrian lighting. These complex projects require a level of collaboration between the city manager and lighting providers to ensure various benefits, such as reduced energy consumption and expense, less maintenance and enhanced color rendering, are realized. In fact, there are seven important items[...]

Posted on the: November 3, 2017

How Dim Parking Garage Lights Increase Liability

Parking garage developers need to fully understand the challenges that their clients—ranging from municipal managers to university facility managers—face when they become responsible for operating a dark, glare-filled venue. While the nation’s estimated 40,000 parking garage facilities are intended to provide visitors with a safe, secure, and convenient place to[...]

Posted on the: November 3, 2017

A Tradition of Innovation: Amerlux’s Ability to Listen Generates Decades of Customized Solutions

Ever since Amerlux launched its first line of products in the 1980s—signature ED-17 metal halide lamps housed in custom track heads for use in the perimeter aisles of supermarkets—the company has demonstrated a passion for walking in its customers’ shoes and developing solutions to address their specific needs. In the[...]

Posted on the: October 23, 2017

Top Pitfalls Lighting Designers Should Avoid When Selecting Step Lights

All qualified lighting designers know that lighting products are most effective when optimally matched to the unique conditions of the specific application. This is especially true as it relates to step or directional lighting, which, by illuminating the way forward is critical for helping to prevent injuries, while also enhancing[...]

Posted on the: October 20, 2017

How Lighting Designers Determine the Best Step Lights

When it comes to selecting the optimal step light for a commercial or residential project, a number of considerations prevail. Designed to illuminate the way forward or highlight an object in the path, identification of the appropriate step or directional lighting solution isn’t only critical for helping to prevent slips,[...]

Posted on the: October 11, 2017

Top Step Lights: Why Lighting Designers Choose Amerlux

The presence of reliable step lighting can enhance the experience by illuminating the way forward, reducing the odds of slips, falls, and subsequent injuries. On any project, lighting designers must consider the potential legal liability from the end-user’s perspective. Consequently, it comes as no surprise that poor lighting, or the[...]